I’m going to be in pieces by how much I love this man, but I am not thinking as he’s driving into me so fast that the couch moves, and I laugh, wondering if we’re going to topple to the floor.

But then, I’m not laughing as he seals his mouth over mine.

Noel tilts his hips, and the pleasure breaks open from my core, spiraling.

“Holly! I love you!” His eyes close.

I know he’s close, and I want to watch him lose control. I meet him thrust for thrust, grabbing for his fingers.

We’re both panting, our bodies are against each other, hot and warm and messy, and I can’t love this man anymore.

“Now, Holly. Be a good girl, and come for me.”

My body obeys his command, and as soon as the words are out of his mouth, my pussy tightens around his cock.

The orgasm unfurls from my toes and climbs up through my centre. I shatter in pleasure as Noel’s face contorts, and he follows with his own orgasm, releasing deep in me.

“We’re going to have a hell of a year,” Noel says.

He gently detangles from me and lifts me, draping an arm across my shoulders, he holds me against him.

“Cheese and orgasms. I like that.”

“Good.” He kisses me so hard my lips throb.

“I love you.”

I like how his face lights up whenever I say it, and I hope it always does.

“Love you too, Holly.”

I can’t think of a better way to start the New Year.

EPILOGUE HOLLY

FEBRUARY 5TH

If I had any doubt that Noel is rich, that his family is wealthy, being in this hotel smashed those doubts to pieces.

We’re on the seventh floor of Hotel Hugo.

An outdoor terrace overlooks Coal Harbour and the North Shore Mountains. But as nice as the luxurious high thread count is on the bed, the room’s dark tones make me feel a little claustrophobic.

Polished cherry furniture gives the room a decidedly heavy feel, and I miss the unexpected charm of Vixen’s Paradise.

“Are you ready?” Noel steps out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist.

“I guess.” But I’m not. I’m literally sitting on the bed, scrolling through my phone. My stomach is fluttering with nerves.

“Holly, they’re going to love you.” Noel brushes his lips against my neck. “And if they don’t, it doesn’t matter. I love you.”

But I want them to like me.

Family is essential to Noel, and I want his brothers to think that he’s making a good choice in marrying me.

“I love you, too.”

He pushes me back against the bed, and I laugh, threading my fingers through his hair. “Noel, if you have your way with me now, we’ll be late, and then I’ll make a horrible impression on them.”